Illusion Travels by Streetcar

La ilusión viaja en tranvía
Poster
SpanishLa ilusión viaja en tranvía
Directed byLuis Buñuel
Written byLuis Alcoriza
Produced byArmando Orive Alba
StarringLilia Prado
CinematographyRaúl Martínez Solares
Edited byJorge Bustos
Music byLuis Hernández Bretón
Distributed byClasa Films SA
Release date
  • 18 June 1954 (1954-06-18)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

La ilusión viaja en tranvía (English: Illusion Travels by Streetcar) is a 1954 Mexican film, written by Luis Alcoriza and directed by Luis Buñuel.

Plot

Two Mexican tram drivers are devastated that their favourite tram will be taken out of service. The pair decide to take it for "one last spin" but end up driving it around Mexico City for a day and a night.

Cast

Reception

The film was included in the list of the Best 100 Mexican films of all time according to 25 cinema critics (1994/2020).[1]

References

  1. ^ Osegueda, Rodrigo (9 September 2020). "Las 100 mejores películas del cine mexicano". México Desconocido (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.


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